Brandy & vodka (or my favorite, a consultation with the Reverend Jack Daniels) may be necessary for surviving an emotional crisis, but I suggest they be eschewed during any physical survival crisis. If it's cold, alcohol will accelerate hypothermia. If potable water is at a premium, alcohol is a diuretic and will cause loss of body water. If sure footedness and clear thinking are required, well...
Regards, Bob... -------------------------------------------- "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" -Martin Luther From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For uncivilised places one needs - besides the things already mentioned such > as flares, weapons, cell-phones (where they would work), radios and GPS > receiver add to the medical list: brandy, crepe bandages, vodka, > painkillers, strong (morphine) and mild (a codeine/aspirin combination), > vodka, a steroid in a syringe ready for injection and snake-bite antiserum, > (the last two are for places where there are dangerous snakes) adrenaline, a > good antiseptic, brandy and if you're out for more than a few days - > antibiotics and vodka. > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: Re: OT: Survival Kit > > > > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > If you do nature photography -- landscape, wildlife -- what do you carry > with > > > you in case of emergency (getting lost, stranded, injured, etc.)? > > > > Always: > > Good boots, > > Warm clothes, > > Matches (stored in a film container for keeping them dry) > > A good knife > > Emergency food (a mixture of chocolate, almonds and raisins is great for > long and hard trips) > > A map over the area > > > > Always forget, but should have: > > Compass (with a watch and a glimpse of the sun or the stars you can manage > without it) > > Bandages (I'm getting lazy, haven't hurt myself on such trips the last 20 > years) > > > > Longer trips, of course > > Tent > > Sleeping bag > > Cooking gear > > More food > > > > In the Norway the difference between winter and summer is that in the > summer you have the warm clothes with you, in the winter you put them on. > > > > We usually got plenty of clean water, no seriously poisonous snakes and > only a few wolverin, wolfs and bears, so I don't bring water or weapons. > > > > Now if only the kids would get big enough so I can go hiking again...
